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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

The NCF's Religious Affairs Advisor
has drawn our attention to a remarkable display of solidarity against the allure
of ISIS (IS). UK based Imams (Shi'ite and Sunni) have made a public video
warning young men not to become drawn into the fantasy of a puritan, Islamic
utopia as advocated by ISIS (IS). They are clear that the 10 conditions for a
Caliphate are not met by (IS) and therefore the proclamation of a Caliphate in
Syria/Iraq is null and void.